By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 26, 2022 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” The words from Isaiah 5:20 have become a rallying cry of sorts for pastor John Amanchukwu Sr., a former N.C. State University football player who has published […]
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Young Teen Boldly Defends Christian Faith and Stands Up to CRT Indoctrination
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League August 2, 2021 When 15-year-old Chloe Adams headed to Xavier University of Louisiana for a four-week STEM camp focusing on pandemics and public health, she didn’t expect to have to defend her faith in front of a classroom of strangers. But that’s exactly what happened. And when she returned […]
Kamala Harris Visits NC to Win Black Vote, African-American Leaders Say She Doesn’t Stand for Them
By L.A. WilliamsChristian Action LeagueOctober 1, 2020 Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, visited a historically Black university and a minority-owned barbershop Monday as she swept into North Carolina on a mission to win over the state’s nearly 1.5 African-American voters. The U.S. senator from California visited White’s Barber and Beauty Shop in Raleigh and spoke […]
Prominent Black NC Bishop Patrick Wooden says Kamala Harris ‘Ain’t Good for Black Folk’
By Leonardo BlairThe Christian PostAugust 20, 2020 Firebrand North Carolina Bishop Patrick Wooden Sr., of the conservative Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, slammed newly minted Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris as “ain’t good for black folk” in a politically charged sermon Sunday. In his impassioned sermon during which he took aim at […]
NC Bishop Wooden Says Barber’s Hosting Buttigieg at Church a ‘Disgrace’
By Leonardo Blair Christian Post December 26, 2019 Outspoken North Carolina Bishop Patrick Wooden Sr., founder of the conservative Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, slammed William J. Barber II, pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church, for hosting gay Democratic presidential candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and for arguing that Jesus didn’t speak out against […]